The Republican journal., 1887-12-22
Into the Wilds of Maine.

miles. but one team was seen. In Bed,lngton
sllanty was passed near the roadside, and
opposite, in the highway. were two men pre-
parihS stove wood with a cross-cut saw. A
large hard wood log rolled on ski,IS was direct
ly across the highway, completely blocking the
passage. When Our team approached the men
were evidently surprised and di>glstetl. They
reluctantly pulled the saw out Of the cut, rolled
the leg back, ard as the team passed ono of the
men saih II you meet any teams tell them
they cannot pass" Near this point we saw our
first deer. As the wagon Went numbering along
deer started NJ and with his ''white flag'' held
a'ott dartcd through the woods. The road for
mile is through a dense forest. Partridges
are plentiful and were frequently seen in the
highway The team was stopped once to en-
able Mcdonald to shoot at two in the road one
was killed. but the other escaped minus few
feathers Dr. johnson shot another from the
team! not over ten feet distant. These birds
are little hunted and are very tame Several
Canada grouse or spruce partridgc>, were seen,
but none killed. This species. common in
Canada and n0rilcr. Maine. are rare in this
vicinity. and are valuable a- mounted spcci-
mems The female has Il reddish brown plum
age while the male is black and white upon the
lower parts They are smaller than the rufle,l
grouse and are very tame The birds killed
were skinned and fried after we got into camp,
and We're very palatable. Several others were
subsequently Killed and cooked in the same
m;iliiieI IN excellent way to cook rutlcd
grouse is TO bake them in clay. The cntrails
are removed. and with the feathers on the
bird is enclosed in clay and placed Oh the
'oai> to roast When done break open the
clay when the feathers will clcayc off leaving
The fowl whole and ready for eating.
Before reaching the Race Ground We passed
th"ou-h 4 forest of stately pines, the tree
from which Maine derives the name of Pine
lrc" STATE. but which is rapidly disappearing
b' tore he axe of the luInbcrman. The Race
Ground is fiat. open heath ma ~ acres in en-
Tent covered with low shrubberr, aIA at times
Is taNoiite resort for deer. I Two totc roads
run through this hcath,-one to the Sabio REGION
where we We're bound and the other to the
Fletcher brock region made notorious by the
murder last fall by Graves of the two game
wardrn>. When in camp the Deer Hunters
Leaving tic Race Ground We entered upon one
OF the toughest roads in Maine. After cross
n- Crooked River the party dismounteu. which
eh'ith the riding until camp was rca, he'd. Il
di>tiHce OF hihc miles. With rifles upon their
backs the company trudgcd Oh behind the team
and ttnfnnpU I,,, pina mill
The road is Il tote road into the logging region
and is used to haul supplies into the camps. 1t
Is rougiier than the traditional road from Baby
lon 70 Jerusalem. Rocks almost reaching to
the aNle> were in the road bed. which with
>loush> and jumps nearly wrecked the wagon
and exhausted the horses. 1t is not safe to at
tempt the journey with team unless YOU have
stout wagon. Kind horses, and an intrepid
driver. such as john :. Twombly Dark
ness was coming on and Corliss said we must
pas the night at lIeaton 4 Sons logging camp,
fvc miles from the Calais road We reached
the camp just before dark. and received a well
come characteristic of the hardy woo,l>men
Ill" horses We're cared for. and food and beds
"lefed the travel worn hunters, which were
@la'tiN accepted. comfortable night was
passed hy majority of the company. Ii was
tic tT>t logging camp the writer ever visited
hc the camp itself met expectations he
OWLS to feeling Of disappointment in the
sunday morning baked beans. Who has not
fcad Of the appetiziny baked beans ,li>hed up
by the hackWood>mcn: How on Saturday after
noon ihc camp cook prepares for the sunday
morning baked beal>. How hole is due in
the ground i'll which Il huge fire i, built. and
when all is ready the pot Of beans and pork
are placed among the hot Hshcs and Goals. and
covered over with earth to remain all night
HOW on >untay morning the bcan-foc i,
opened and the bean pot taken from It's warm
Ted. AID the beans. rs red a> the carllcn not i'm
which they N" baked, are turned into a p3n.
f-lkc intily anothcr story. this is all a myth.
Nothing OF !iie kind took place. SUNDAY morn
ing we had beans, but they were baked in the
conventional Way-in stove oven. They were
good. to i'e sure. but We're not the bean4hole
beans we expected. Another disappointment
was in tie beds Of the loggcrs. We expected
that they Slept upon the bough beds Of ro-
maHce. but found instead, only common straw
What right has a hackwoot> man to sleep OH a
straw bed and eat stove oven leans; The
camp WA, built after the regulation pattern,-
one log piled upon another, the cracks be-
tween chnkcd with moss and the roof
covered with hemlock bark. The building was
about - by 20 feet. and the one room was
open from tile floor to the ridge pole. On one
side were hunks, built precisely as they are in a
ships forcca>tlc, and across one end was a
stationary table with benches unon either side
ntAe centre Of the room was Il large box stove
OF the pattern seen in country school house
while a one >i,lc was an ordinary cook stove.
heh both We're running at full blast the camp
was decidedly hot. The cook. the presiding
genius Of the camp. was Il fat. good natured
man. and like all fat men, jolly. His name was
1. +. fo>>. and he belongs in Machias. The
camp is owned by IIeaton 4 son. of Machi:s
and the men had been in the woods but few
weeks They will remain until the middle of
March. The crew Were hardy set of men,
with big muscles made from welding the axe.
They Were ready for any adventure. ana always
glad to meet their fellow beings in the wilder
ness. The Belfast company had an experience
at this camp that came near proving disastrous
and breaking up the trip. During Saturday
evening and might three of the company We're
taken Violently i'll, and DR.. johnson seriously
so. 1t was from eating the lunch of corncd
beef the day before. The beef proved bad.
DIR. johnson. who had lis medicine ease with
him. prescribed, but in his own case could got
no relief AS Il last resort he woke up the
newspaper man and wanted him to administer
an hypodcrmic injection of morphine in the
arlm This was done and the patient obtained
rest. The Judge and Mr.. Twombly We're the
other sick members, All We're well in the
morning.
Early Sunday morning the company started
for their camp four miles distant on the shores
Of Cranberry Lake In Plantation Thirty. Before
leaving the camp Mr.. Tuttle photographed the
group including the entire logging crew. Short
IL after leaving camp we met our first disaster.
The rocker bolt Of the wagon broke, but the
horses were stopped before the forward portion
of the wagon fell. The load had to be thrown
off and repairs made. Corlss walked to the
nearest. logging camp for materials to repair,
but before his return a new head had been
hammered OH the bolt and all were ready for
a start One mile per hour was the best time
that could be made, and we were four hours
maxim. the four miles. At noon we reached
our camp on Cranberry Lake. 1t was desert